Applications close

Sunday, 15 November 2026

Location

Ballarat

0.8 – 1.0 FTE

- Ballarat based position
- 60 – 75 hours per fortnight, maximum term contract until 30 June 2028

About the role

At CatholicCare Victoria we’re committed to empowering communities and building strength and resilience, to enable everyone to reach their full potential and live life to the full. We deliver a range of child, family and youth services, family relationship services, school counselling and pastoral care services, social housing, homelessness services, employment and advocacy services across Victoria.

This is an exciting prospect to join the CatholicCare Victoria (CCV) with the Family Services program which aims to promote strong families with children who are safe, healthy, resilient and thriving; and parents and carers who are supported to create safe and nurturing home environments.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

- Operating within a capability-based model, requiring practitioners to apply sound judgement, select appropriate tools and frameworks, and adapt their approach to meet the level of need and risk within each family.
- Deliver high-quality,



client-centred services to children and families across both Strengthening and Restoring streams
- Provide practical, therapeutic, and system-based support to families
- Apply evidence-informed frameworks including but not limited to MARAM (risk assessment and management), BICPM (Best Interests Case Practice Model), Safe and Together (domestic and family violence-informed practice), Outcome Star, and Ages and Stages Questionnaire

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

- Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience working with children, young people, and families
- Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, frameworks including MARAM, BICPM, Safe and Together, Outcome Star, Ages and Stages Questionnaire and Family Assessment
- Experience working across both early intervention and high-intensity service models

Contact

Melinda Shaw

Manger, Family Services

Mobile: 0447 363 988

People Team

Email: [email protected]

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